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Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas Center for Applied Technology. Joint Base San Antonio Sustainable Energy Innovation Center. 15 Feb 11. skip-mills@tamu.edu 210 633-2427 x 229. Overview. Moving the Idea Forward Texas Center for Applied Technology The System and Process
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Texas Engineering Experiment StationTexas Center for Applied Technology Joint Base San Antonio Sustainable Energy Innovation Center 15 Feb 11 skip-mills@tamu.edu 210 633-2427 x 229
Overview • Moving the Idea Forward • Texas Center for Applied Technology • The System and Process • San Antonio Leading the Way in Sustainability
Moving the Idea Forward Strategy Demonstrate solutions Accelerate assessment and implementation of new technologies that foster JBSA energy goals Provide clearinghouse for evaluating new technology and methods and their effectiveness and limitations Maintain a searchable database of ideas, technologies and solutions Focused on military installations. Lessons learned from the military and the community will be shared, which will leverage activities and accelerate adoption of the best available solutions JBSA Sustainable Energy Innovation Center Organization
Texas Center for Applied Technology (TCAT) Designed to Make a Difference Applied Research Demonstration Implementation Basic Research
Energy Systems Harvesting/ Logistics Sources Technologies/ Processes Technologies/ Processes Technologies/ Processes Technologies/ Processes Technologies/ Processes End Use Distribution Generation Regulatory Issues Policy Human Behavior / Perception / Acceptance
Innovative Applications of Existing & New Sustainable Technologies & Processes Driven by JBSA’s Needs and Operating Environment Technologies and/or Processes JBSA SEIC Partners Protocol Technical Staff Tier 1 Applications Review Tier 2 Engineering Analysis Tier 3 Test and Evaluation WorkableSolutions to Complex, Real-World JBSA Goals Faculty & Students Team Members & Partners
Community’s Sustainable Efforts CPS Energy’s 14-megawatt Blue Wing facility TCAT’s 48 kW Microgrid Southwest Research Institute Methane Gas from San Antonio Water System’s Dos Rios Water Recycling Plant UTSA’s TEXAS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE City of San Antonio’s Initiatives Build San Antonio Green